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Offline KNOPHISH

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2024, 04:26:01 PM »
Fake news? Panthera working behind the scenes to get cat hunting stopped? I’ll bet in cahoots with Lorna.
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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #16 on: December 20, 2024, 04:31:23 PM »
Fake news? Panthera working behind the scenes to get cat hunting stopped? I’ll bet in cahoots with Lorna.
Yup yup.
These cats most likely got it from too much human interaction.
For Christ sake they have pet names for them.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2024, 04:55:28 PM »
This could be another pandemic in the works. Inslee may deem another shut down necessary before he leaves office. 

But don't be worried, if Dimslee doesn’t come throughout we now have Side Show Bob, hand job bob or what ever his name is keep us under control.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2024, 07:49:24 PM »
Panthera is involved so ya .. being skeptical of "died from" is my first reaction.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2024, 08:24:00 PM »
If bird flu is getting cougars, then I would guess bobcats are getting it by about triple.  Bears are probably immune given some of the junk they eat.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #20 on: December 20, 2024, 08:43:21 PM »
Two cougars have been confirmed to have died from avian influenza.  No telling how many in the mountains are dying.
https://www.myclallamcounty.com/2024/12/20/two-cougars-on-olympic-peninsula-die-from-bird-flu/

Quote from the article

"It’s unknown how many cougars live on the peninsula. They’re notoriously difficult to track and study. But as of this time last year, there were over 90 collared cougars on the Olympic Peninsula thanks to the Olympic Cougar Project, a collaboration between Panthera"

The "Olympic Peninsula" is 3600 square miles

Let's assume they have captured and collared every single lion living on that landscape.

The article says, "Over 90"

But let's just use 90

That's 1 cougar for every 40 square miles

Biologist's all agree that a female lion needs / uses 50 to 150 square miles to survive, a male lion, even more

I can just imagine a town hall meeting and some attendees do the quick math and ask the panel...

"So, what your saying is that the OVER 90 collared cougars living on the 3600 square miles of the peninsula equates to OVER 1 lion per 40 square miles"

Answer

"Ummm...well no, not really, you can't really look at it so simply. It's more complicated than that"

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #21 on: December 20, 2024, 08:51:15 PM »
Shows that the " best science available" is sh!t.
"Keep shootin, when there's lead in the air, there's hope"

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #22 on: December 21, 2024, 07:44:14 AM »
I am concerned about the bird flu when it comes to the ducks, grouse and other birds we hunt. The ducks are currently migrating spreading the flu all over the country and they claim it is very deadly to birds.

If we see a mass die off of the game birds this winter and spring it will put a heck of a damper on bird hunting next year and for the years to come.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #23 on: December 21, 2024, 05:16:05 PM »
Sweet!    Now if Parvo would take out a couple hundred wolves we'd get some where
Two thumbs up bone!

I’ll leave it there.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #24 on: December 21, 2024, 07:30:58 PM »
Saw a news story tonight where the big cat rescue in Shelton lost 21 (not positive on the number) big cats to the virus. The rest are in quarantine.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #25 on: December 21, 2024, 07:53:44 PM »
Breaks my heart!  :chuckle:

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #26 on: December 21, 2024, 11:38:05 PM »
I noticed a few things since reading this story. I threw a few skinned carcasses out in the front yard (trapper) and usually they are cleaned up in a day. Always a lot of crows and ravens around here patrolling my yard. Now nothing. A hawk did come in and was having a bite but no crows or ravens. Also, out in the woods I'm not seeing many birds. Varied Thrush are usually out in force in the winter. only seen a couple. This could be pretty bad for birds especially those that flock.
 
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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #27 on: December 22, 2024, 04:49:23 AM »
It sure isn’t hurting the Starling population at all.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #28 on: December 22, 2024, 09:52:07 AM »
Humptulips: I’m guessing from the sounds of it you don’t get many trick or treaters,
or salesmen coming to your door either.

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Re: Cougars dying from bird flu
« Reply #29 on: December 22, 2024, 10:32:46 AM »
Humptulips: I’m guessing from the sounds of it you don’t get many trick or treaters,
or salesmen coming to your door either.

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